March 18th, 2026 (Wednesday)
5:00 REGULAR MEETING
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the MORGAN COUNTY COMMISSION will hold a regular
Commission meeting in the Commission meeting room at 48 West Young Street, Morgan, Utah.
5:00 COMMENCEMENT OF MEETING
(A) Opening Ceremonies
1. Welcome
2. Invocation and/or Moment of Reflection: Hon. Commissioner Fackrell
3. Pledge of Allegiance
(B) Consent Agenda Items
1. Approval of the Morgan County Commission Minutes from March 3rd, 2026.
2. Notice of vacancy on the Morgan County Rifle Range Advisory Board - Open to Submissions
3. Notice of out of State Travel: Erin Bott, April 14-16 Phoenix AZ, Institute of Museum and Library Services
4. Approval of the Health Officer Employment Agreement between the Weber-Morgan Board of Health and Brian Cowan.
5. Notice of intent to amend the impact fee facilities plan (IFFP) and impact fee analysis (IFA) related to (1) parks, recreation facilities, open space, and trails; (2) roadway facilities; and (3) public safety (fire and emergency medical service) facilities. The service area or this analysis includes all unincorporated Morgan County.
6. Approval of Grazing Lease Agreement
7. Approval of the County Fleet Use Policy
8. Approval of the Animal Impound and Care agreement with Mountain Green Animal Hospital
9. Approval of the Morgan County Employee Uniform Policy
(C) Commissioner Declarations of Conflict of Interest
(D) Public Comments (please limit comments to 3 minutes)
(E) Presentations
Morgan County Recreation Coach 'Debra Crowther' to be recognized for 'Time Coach of the Year' which blessed Morgan County Recreation with a $500 contribution.
(F) Action Items
1. Donation Request - Discussion/Decision - Lion's Club Youth Easter Egg Hunt
Discussion and decision on a request for a $500 donation towards the Lion's Club Youth Easter Egg Hunt baskets. [Budgeted: 10-4150-610-000]
2. Hon. Morgan County Commission - Discussion/Decision - Noxious Weed Board
Discussion and decision on Resolution CR 26-15 nominating and appointing Adam Toone to the Morgan County Noxious Weed Board filling the vacated seat of Lewis Dillree.
3. Hon. Morgan County Commission -Discussion/Decision -WPR Road & Fire District Board
Discussion and decision on Resolution CR 26-16 reappointing Ed Schultz and Jenny Robinson to the Wasatch Peaks Ranch Road & Fire District Board of Trustees.
4. Hon. Morgan County Commission - Discussion/Decision - WPR Utilities Board
Discussion and decision on Resolution CR 26-17 reappointing Ed Schultz and Jenny Robinson to the Wasatch Peaks Ranch Utilities Board of Trustees.
5. Budget Adjustment Requests - Discussion/Decision - FY 2026 Budget
Discussion and decision on adjustment requests to the Morgan County 2026 Budget:
a. Hon. Shaun Rose, Morgan County Recorder
1. $2,577.42 from 10-2951-000-000 [General Fund Balance] to 10-4190-250-000 [GIS: Equipment Supplies & Maintenance]
2. $6,000 from 10-4150-520-000 [Non Dept: Wage Adjustment] to 10-1411-120-000 [Recorder: Temp Employees] for temp staff to scan documents
b. Hon. Garrett Smith, Morgan County Attorney
1. $2,448.52 from 10-2951-000-000 [General Fund Balance] to 10-4145-240-000 [Attorney: Office Supplies] Laptop & Equipment for New Attorney
c. Kate Becker, Morgan County Administrative Manager
1. $45,000 from 10-2951-000-000 [General Fund Balance] to 10-4150-510-000 [Non Departmental: Insurance]
2. Benefit Adjustments needed now that open enrollment is complete.
3. $42,500 from 10-2951-000-000 [General Fund Balance] to 10-4221-260-000 [Fire: Building & Grounds] Awarded 2025 bid to replace concrete in front of Fire Station but the contractor has not started the project. Money rolled back into General Fund at end of 2025
4. $31,500 from 10-2951-000-000 [General Fund Balance] to 10-4221-740-300 [Fire: Turn Out Gear] This was part of the WPR-RFD monies deposited in 2025. The gear did not all get ordered as we were still onboarding new firefighters so the monies rolled back into General Fund.
5. $60,000 from 35-2951-000-000 [Tourism Fund Balance] to 35-4510-404-000 [Tourism: NICA] Budgeted for the revenue from the grant but not the expense.
6. $24,108 from 10-2951-000-000 [General Fund Balance] to 44-4410-310-100 [Capital Improvements: Project Expenses] Library Foyer Ceiling Repair
6. Morgan County Board of Equalization - Discussion/Decision - BOE Hearing
Discussion and decision approving the PT-21 Annual Statement of Continued Property Tax Exemption from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
7. Hon. Garrett Smith - Discussion/Decision - Morgan County Attorney
Discussion and decision on amending the County's Agreement with Lexis Nexis expanding to 3 or 4 licenses. One additional for the Attorney's office and one for the use of primary exemption research.
8. Kate Becker - Discussion/Decision - Morgan County Administrative Manager
Request to confirm and approve the Emergency Remediation and Repair of the County Recorder & Assessor's Office.
9. Josh Cook - Discussion/Public Hearing/Decision - County Planning & Zoning
Bohman Rezone: Request to rezone property from a split-designation of RR-1 and A-20 to R1-20, with an accompanying amendment to the Future Land Use Map from Village Low Density Residential and Rural Residential to Village Low Density Residential completely. The property is identified by parcel number 00-0001-3266 and serial number 01-004-094 and is located at 3690 North Morgan Valley Drive in unincorporated Morgan County.
10. Hon. Blaine Fackrell - Discussion/Decision - Morgan County Commission
Request to attend the 2026 Tourism Business Development Workshop April 22-23 in Kanab UT hosted by the Utah office of Tourism focusing on agritourism, astrotourism, and the creative economy (film & cultural tourism).
11. Hon. Morgan County Commission - Discussion - 2026 Nat'l Day of the American Cowboy
Discussion on possible nominations for 2026. 2025 Awardee: Jessie Franich
(G) Commissioner Comments
- Commissioner Blocker
- Commissioner Newton
- Commissioner Fackrell
- Commission Vice-Chair Nickerson
- Commission Chair Wilson
The undersigned does hereby certify that the above notice and agenda were posted as required by law this the 14th day of March 2026; Amended and reposted March 17th, 2026.
Kate Becker - Morgan County Administrative Manager
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
In compliance with American with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Kate Becker 435-800-8724 at least 24 hours before this meeting.
Notice of Electronic or Telephone Participation
Not Available
Other Information
Note: County Commission may vote to discuss items in Executive Session as provided by Utah Code Ann. & 52-4-4 and 52-4-5.